With his family by his side, Ulke Helder, 86, of Dawson Township, Ont., and formerly Bergland, Ont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Ulke was born in Bergland on May 12, 1932 to Jon and Sieske Helder. He […]
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Eva Jenny (Bennell) McClain passed away on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 at the age of 93 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Eva was born on Oct. 27, 1924 in the Township of Kingsford, Ont., where she grew up as a little girl playing with her four sisters […]
Raymond Gushulak, 72, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, with family by his side, at the Atikokan General Hospital. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Riverview United Church in Atikokan. A complete obituary will follow.
Sadly, with her family by her side, Helene Tompkins (nee Schock), 87, of Emo, Ont., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 at the Emo Health Centre. Helene was born on Sept. 2, 1931 in Blue Township, Ont. to John and Mary Schock. She was united in marriage to Edward […]
This month, students from across Thunder-Bay Rainy River headed back to school. Whether you’re starting junior kindergarten or going into Grade 12, I wish all of you an enjoyable and successful year! Supporting educators and post-secondary institutions, and making Canada’s world-class education system even better, is a priority for this government. […]
For the past several years, the Crow Lake Classic bass tournament has been a fun, smaller event that attracted 20-something teams each year and consisted of mostly local anglers as well as a few out-of-town duos. While the event has been going on for about 15 years, the Hanson family […]
What a weekend! Sun, rain, and some crazy winds to dry things up again. At my house, we had just over one inch of rain but I’ve heard some had as much as two inches. Normally that would keep me from cutting the lawn but with the strong winds and […]
I’m currently in British Columbia helping my grandson transition into kindergarten. My daughter is a single mom and we had the resources for me to fly out to help the glacial move from non-kindergarten to kindergarten. As I drove Linden to school for an hour one day and two hours […]
As the final entry of a three-part series on shellfish, this column will focus on mollusks. If you missed either two of my previous columns on crustaceans (i.e., crab, lobster, prawns, shrimp, crayfish, etc.), e-mail me at dez@chefdez.com and I’ll be more than happy to send them to you. Basically, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Nicholas Stephen Mutz announces his peaceful passing on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 94. A visitation will be held Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 from 7-8:30 p.m. Prayers will be offered […]
On her own terms and with her family by her side, Maxine Joyce Plumridge passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept 13, 2018. Mom was born on June 5, 1933 to Harold and Marie Green, the middle of three girls. The first nine years of her life were spent on the […]
The “Rainy Lake Series” of free concerts in the new Rainy Lake Square will conclude with The Old Salts performing today (Sept. 13) beginning at 6 p.m. The Fort Frances Lions Club’s TV Bingo (featuring a new game format) will resume today (Sept. 13) at 6:30 p.m. on Shaw Cable […]
